Foix - Wikipedia

March 11, 2019

The Romans built a fort on the rocky hill where the Château de Foix castle now overlooks the town. The town of Foix probably owes its origin to an oratory founded by Charlemagne, which afterwards became the Abbey of Saint Volusianus in 849.

Region Midi-Pyrénées - MAP OF FRANCE

March 11, 2019

The region is the first level of administrative divisions on the France map. The region of Midi-Pyrénées has the number 73 and is divided into 8 departments, 22 districts, 293 townships and 3019 municipalities.